Sheepskin — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈiːpskɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈiːpskɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈiːpskɪn/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈiːpskɪn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lambskin diploma parchment fleece

Word Forms

fleece

verb

shear the wool from

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schaffell

gegerbte Schafshaut mit belassenem Vlies; für Kleidung verwendet

🇫🇷French

peau de mouton

peau de mouton tannée avec la toison laissée; utilisé pour les vêtements

🇪🇸Spanish

piel de carnero

piel curtida de oveja sin vellón; usado para ropa

🇮🇹Italian

pelle di pecora

pelle conciata di pecora con il vello addosso; utilizzato per l'abbigliamento

🇳🇱Dutch

schapenvacht

gebruinde huid van een schaap met de vacht er nog aan; gebruikt voor kleding

🇵🇹Portuguese

pele de carneiro

pele bronzeada de ovelha com lã deixada; usado para roupas

🇷🇺Russian

овчина

дубленая шкура овцы с оставленным начесом; используется для одежды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चर्मपत्र

ऊन के साथ भेड़ की काली त्वचा; कपड़ों के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভেড়ার চামড়া

ভেড়ার লোম দিয়ে ট্যান করা চামড়া; পোশাকের জন্য ব্যবহৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

செம்மறி தோல்

ஒரு செம்மறி ஆடுகளின் தோல் பதனிடப்பட்டது; ஆடைக்கு பயன்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

గొర్రె చర్మం

ఉన్ని మిగిలి ఉన్న గొర్రె చర్మం దుస్తులు కోసం ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

मेंढीचे कातडे

मेंढीची टॅन्ड केलेली कातडी ज्यावर लोकर शिल्लक आहे; कपड्यांसाठी वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘેટાંની ચામડી

ઊન સાથે ઘેટાંની ટેન કરેલી ચામડી; કપડાં માટે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುರಿ ಚರ್ಮ

ತುಪ್ಪಳವನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟಿರುವ ಕುರಿಗಳ ಹದಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ಚರ್ಮ; ಬಟ್ಟೆಗಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആട്ടിൻ തോൽ

ഒരു ആടിൻ്റെ തൊലിയുരിഞ്ഞ് കമ്പിളി അവശേഷിക്കുന്നു; വസ്ത്രത്തിന് ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੇਡ ਦੀ ਚਮੜੀ

ਉੱਨ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਭੇਡ ਦੀ ਰੰਗੀ ਹੋਈ ਚਮੜੀ; ਕੱਪੜੇ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھیڑ کی چمڑی

اون کے ساتھ ایک بھیڑ کی رنگت والی جلد؛ لباس کے لئے استعمال کیا جاتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

羊皮

晒黑的羊皮，保留羊毛；用于服装

🇯🇵Japanese

羊皮

羊の皮をなめし、羊毛をつけたままにしたもの。衣類に使用される

🇰🇷Korean

양피

양털이 남아있는 검게 그을린 양 가죽; 의류에 사용

🇻🇳Vietnamese

da cừu

làn da rám nắng của một con cừu còn sót lại lông cừu; dùng cho quần áo

🇹🇭Thai

หนังแกะ

ผิวสีแทนของแกะที่มีขนแกะเหลืออยู่ ใช้สำหรับเสื้อผ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

kulit domba

kulit domba yang kecokelatan dengan sisa bulu domba; digunakan untuk pakaian

🇵🇭Filipino

balat ng tupa

tanned na balat ng isang tupa na may natitira sa balahibo ng tupa; ginagamit sa pananamit

🇲🇾Malay

kulit biri-biri

kulit kambing biri-biri yang disamak dengan bulu yang ditinggalkan; digunakan untuk pakaian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جلد الغنم

جلد خروف مدبوغ مع ترك الصوف عليه؛ تستخدم للملابس

🇮🇷Persian

پوست گوسفند

پوست برنزه شده گوسفند با پشم گوسفندی که روی آن باقی مانده است. برای لباس استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

koyun derisi

yapağısı bırakılmış tabaklanmış koyun derisi; giyim için kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

עור כבש

עור שזוף של כבשה כשהצמר נשאר עליו; משמש לביגוד

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sheepskin'?

The primary meaning of 'sheepskin' is 'tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sheepskin' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'sheepskin' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sheepskin' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sheepskin' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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